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Dutch town moves nudes after Muslims, others complain
A Dutch town has moved two paintings of nude women after complaints from Muslims and other people, stoking criticism that the Netherlands is curtailing artists freedoms. The town of Huizen east of Amsterdam confirmed media reports on Thursday that it had moved two paintings of naked women by Dutch artist Ellen Vroegh from a waiting room in the town hall to a less public position nearby. Visitors and some staff complained, not just Muslims but others too, a town spokeswoman said. We are against censorship but there are people who have different opinions about nudity and nakedness and we wanted to give citizens a choice. The artist said she was the latest victim of heightened sensitivity in the Netherlands about Islam after a cartoonist was briefly arrested last week on suspicion of offending Muslims due to his provocative drawings.Posted by: Fred 2008-05-23 |
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